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单词	feeler
释义	feeler noun feel·​er ˈfē-lər  : one that feels: such as a : a tactile process (such as a tentacle) of an animal b : something (such as a proposal) ventured to ascertain the views of others Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web My father was nothing if not intense — a deep feeler whose emotions often ran a little too close to the surface. New York Times, 18 July 2022 The videos taken also capture a previously undocumented and still unexplained action: filament coiling, where the squids draw in their arm filaments (long, thin feeler-like appendages) close to their body. Rachael Zisk, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2020 DeGeare suggests making a pros and cons list before sending that feeler text. Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2020 The new species are six-gill sawsharks, which have distinctive snouts filled with teeth and catfish-like whiskers or feelers that help them detect prey. Katie Hunt, CNN, 18 Mar. 2020 Nonetheless, Trump is a great postmodern feeler, who intuits and responds to the stimuli of electronic media with the dark brilliance of an idiot savant, in the sure belief that only suckers care about objective truth. Troy Patterson, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2019 Begin studying for your real estate license and put out feelers for a place of your own. Kristen Radtke, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2020 Its wisp of a body appeared to defy gravity, poised upside down on a white slant of newsprint, its back legs bent like reverse elbows, as the other four legs danced and the feelers explored for something to sustain it. David Rabe, The New Yorker, 1 July 2019 Last fall, the airport put out feelers to see if there were any businesses interested in pursuing such projects there. Annie Zak, Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2019 See More Word History First Known Use 1526, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing feeler feeler gauge feeler gauge Kids Definition feeler noun feel·​er ˈfē-lər  : a long flexible structure (as an insect's antenna) that is an organ of touch Medical Definition feeler noun feel·​er ˈfē-lər  : one that feels especially : a tactile process (as a tentacle) of an animal feeler noun 1 as in motion Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance motion counteroffer suggestion overture countersuggestion proposal offer tender thought bid recommendation proffer proposition project counterproposal idea nomination system theory arrangement plan submission advancement strategy notion presentation submittal plot line conception game layout ground plan 2 as in query Synonyms & Similar Words query hearing question questionnaire inspection survey poll diagnosis questionary interrogation checkup probe probing challenge inquiry trial audit going-over grilling check rehearing reinvestigation quiz quest research delving investigation self-questioning examination disquisition exploration inquisition self-reflection cross-examination probation self-scrutiny self-examination examen study soul-searching inquest self-exploration
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